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sltrib, 10 months ago to random

Citizen-scientists drove around Salt Lake City as part of an initiative to find hot spots.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/07/19/mapping-misery-how-data-could-help/

sltrib, 10 months ago to random

Robert Gehrke: It may have finally happened. After months of actively working to destroy Twitter, Elon Musk has nuked the platform altogether.
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2023/07/27/robert-gehrke-elon-musk-may-have/

sltrib, 10 months ago to random

Craig Robertson, a Provo man killed by the FBI on Wednesday hours before President Joe Biden landed in the state, was “a kind and generous person” according to a statement released by his family.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/08/11/family-utah-man-killed-by-fbi/

sltrib, 3 months ago to random

After offering almost no notice and providing little opportunity for input, the Salt Lake City Council is poised to adopt new restrictions on public comment during council meetings.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/03/05/slc-council-is-poised-limit-public/

sltrib, 5 months ago to random

A new survey shows that only 42% of Utah adults consider themselves members of the state’s predominant faith — a whopping 22 percentage points lower than the 64.3% the LDS Church reports on its membership rolls.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/12/28/turns-out-latter-day-saints-are/

sltrib, 1 month ago to random

Some Utahns who spoke to The Tribune said the housing market is so discouraging they are considering moving out of state to someplace they can afford to buy a home.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/05/15/utahs-housing-market-demoralizing/

sltrib, 1 month ago to random

The heart of Utah’s tech community is still far from the astronomical housing prices in Silicon Valley, but affordability is getting worse.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/homeprices/2024/04/19/silicon-slopes-ceo-worries-utah/

sltrib, 2 months ago to random

Phil Lyman, a GOP Utah lawmaker and candidate for governor, quickly used Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse to boost his gubernatorial campaign by blaming the accident on efforts to make workplaces more diverse.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/03/26/baltimore-bridge-collapse-caused/

sltrib, 3 months ago to random

Under HB261, Utah colleges, universities and K-12 schools are prohibited from having an office that uses the terms “diversity, equity and inclusion” in the name.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/12/first-university-utah-renames-dei/

sltrib, 2 months ago to random

About 30% of students across Utah said they felt “somewhat” or “very” unsafe in school restrooms last year, according to the latest Utah Student Health and Risk Prevention (SHARP) survey.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/22/kind-scary-more-utah-students-feel/

sltrib, 2 months ago to random

NWSL fan groups have made statements calling Utah’s jerseys — which feature the name of a local credit union — racist and hateful.
https://www.sltrib.com/sports/royals/2024/03/26/why-nwsl-supporter-groups-are/

sltrib, 1 month ago to random

What had been a peaceful pro-Palestine rally at the University of Utah ended violently when officers in riot gear charged at students — knocking them down with shields, dragging some off by their arms or feet, and ripping their tents from the ground.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/04/29/university-utah-students-join-pro

sltrib, 3 months ago to random

Andy Larsen: "If these bills are passed, we’re using our dough to support billionaires building sports stadiums, when instead we could use it for innumerable other projects with a greater return on investment."
https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2024/02/27/andy-larsen-proposed-dough-spent/

sltrib, 3 months ago to random

“I know someone is whispering in your ear saying, ‘No, this one is going to be different,’ said economist J.C. Bradbury. “It’s not. Trust me, it’s not.”
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/03/01/utahs-2-billion-major-league/

sltrib, 3 months ago to random

After dealing with significant voting system issues on Super Tuesday night, the Utah GOP shared its first numbers around midnight. With 66% of precincts reporting, the party said, Trump was ahead of Haley 57.1% to 41.8%.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/03/05/super-tuesday-utah-republican/

sltrib, 4 months ago to random

Utah kids’ devices would need porn filters activated by default if this bill passes — or manufacturers could face prison time.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/01/25/utah-kids-devices-would-need-porn/

sltrib, 3 months ago to random

Weathered Waves owner Michael Valentine is facing criticism for his "No Zionists allowed" social media post, but he says the policy is not antisemitic.
https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2024/03/06/no-zionists-allowed-new-slc-bar/

sltrib, 4 months ago to random

Utah’s air quality regulators are still trying to rake together ways to solve the state’s persistent ozone problems, but lawmakers have blasted their latest solution.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/01/30/plan-ban-leaf-blowers-bad-air-days/

sltrib, 4 months ago to random

Salt Lake Tribune religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack reflects on the death of her twin daughter Camille and talks with other parents who have lost children.
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/01/20/30-years-longing-how-i-lost-my

sltrib, 4 months ago to random

Days after a short trip to Texas’ border with Mexico, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is deploying members of the Utah National Guard and Utah Highway Patrol to the southern border, the governor’s office said on Friday.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/09/utah-troops-are-going-texas/

sltrib, 5 months ago to random

A Republican state lawmaker thinks Utah should, at some point, consider amending its constitution to bar immigrant children who lack permanent legal status from attending public schools — but not yet.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/12/they-dont-even-speak-english-gop/

sltrib, 4 months ago to random

In January, Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz was featured at an event sponsored by “Patriot Academy,” a far-right group that offers “biblical citizenship” training programs that encourage the Christian nationalist belief that government should be run according to Christian values.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/13/utah-house-speaker-spoke-christian/

sltrib, 5 months ago to random

Activists and service providers say the 15 degree threshold is too cold, but the state’s homelessness czar says he has no plans to ask lawmakers to change the Code Blue measure.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/01/09/utah-homeless-shelters-can-expand/

sltrib, 3 months ago to random

An analysis of 130 studies on the impact of public financing of sports venues found that, almost without exception, the benefits were minor or non-existent and did not justify the public expenditures.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/23/mayor-mendenhall-calls-1b-taxpayer/

sltrib, 5 months ago to random

At least three Republican state lawmakers are working on proposals that could target college diversity offices and hiring efforts. The measures are in line with comments made by Gov. Spencer Cox.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/08/what-we-know-so-far-about-anti-dei/